Maxine Kern

Maxine Kern is a freelance dramaturg who also teaches American Drama and Theater History at SUNY Stonybrook University. Her dramaturgy most recently includes: Marsh Light by Marthe Gold at the Four C's Cape Cod Community College; Three Seconds in the Key by ...

Biography

Maxine Kern is a freelance dramaturg who also teaches American Drama and Theater History at SUNY Stonybrook University. Her dramaturgy most recently includes: Marsh Light by Marthe Gold at the Four C's Cape Cod Community College; Three Seconds in the Key by Deb Margolin at The Baruch Performing Arts Center; Twained by Joseph Ritz at The Studio Arena Theatre in Buffalo, New York; Little Pitfalls by Marketa Blahova at The Immigrant Theatre Company; The Last One Hundred Years/Joanna Baillie at The Juggernaut Theater; and The Heart of Prague at the Prague Quadrennial 2003 in the Czech Republic.

Ms. Kern has been an Artistic Director for Company One Theater (Hartford, Connecticut); a Literary Manager for New Georges Theater (New York City) and the George Street Playhouse (New Brunswick, New Jersey); and Producing Associate for the McCarter Theater (Princeton, New Jersey). She is presently on the Executive Board of Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas (LMDA), on the advisory board of The Judith Shakespeare Company, a member of The League of Professional Women in Theatre, and a nominator for the 2004-2005 Drama League Awards.

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